Climate Research Activities

Environment Canada’s climate research program is an integral part of national and international efforts to understand climate system behaviour, the human influence on climate and future climate change. The results and knowledge produced from these activities provide the scientific basis for services to Canadians and for the development of timely actions to confront the challenges of climate change.

Canadian climate research activities are at the leading edge of scientific knowledge and are focused in four areas of particular relevance to Canada:

Climate Modelling and Analysis

Developing the knowledge and climate models needed to understand past and future climate changes

• Canadian Center for Climate Modelling and Analysis (CCCma)
• Research Publications

Climate Monitoring and Data Analysis

Establishing very high quality climate data records to aid in the detection of the human influence on climate change in Canada

• About Climate Monitoring and Data Analysis
• Climate Trends and Variations
• Adjusted and Homogenized Canadian Climate Data (AHCCD)
• Research Publications

Cold Climate Processes and Cryosphere

Understanding how the climate system is changing in regions of cold climate, for example, in Canada's North

• Learning More about the North – the Canadian Cryosphere
• Variability and Change in the Canadian Cryosphere
• Research Publications

Greenhouse Gases and Aerosols

Tracking the atmospheric levels of greenhouse gases and aerosols across Canada, including very remote locations

• Canadian Greenhouse Gas Measurement Program
• Canadian Aerosol Baseline Measurement Program
• Research Publications